Object Record
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Metadata
Object |
Music, sheet |
Title |
Gen. Stark : Vermont's centennial march |
Artist/Creator |
Goldsmith, Rudolph |
Date |
1891 |
Description |
Sheet music, "Gen. Stark, Vermont's Centennial March" by Rudolph Goldsmith. Published by Goldsmith & Wood Publishers, Bennington, Vermont. Copyright 1891. Pages have vertical stripes of various colors of blue, red, and white (a pale yellow). Origins of colors are unknown, possibly original. The front cover shows the Battle Monument. Four pages, including the front and the back. |
Width (inches) |
11.000 |
Length (inches) |
14.500 |
Subjects |
Vermont Centennial, 1891 |
Information |
Rudolph Goldsmith (1862-1905) composed the "General Stark" march in honor of the 1891 sesquicentennial of Vermont statehood and dedication of the Bennington Battle Monument. The piece was performed by a brass band at the celebration, and Goldsmith sold sheet music for piano printed on highly tinted "chromatic" paper. Goldsmith was born in Bennington in 1862 to German immigrants. He took an interest in music early in life and managed his own orchestra and led the Bennington Citizens Band and a glee club. He taught music for a time at the graded school and partnered with C.A. Wood to manage the Library Hall and later the Bennington Opera House. |
Related People |
Goldsmith, Rudolph O |
Credit line |
Gift of Larry Chaffee |
Catalog Number |
1987.101 |